Culture by Conversation

acquaintance acquired American argument asked better Boswell called Cambridge Apostles Charles James Fox charming Clay clergyman Coleridge conversation course culture declared dinner eloquent English exclaimed expression fact famous feel France French genius gentleman German give Goethe heard Heinemann Henry Clay humour ideas influence inspiration intellectual James Russell Lowell John Selden Johnson knew knowledge known lady lawyer learned listen literary literature living look Lord Lord Byron Macaulay Madame de Staël manner Max Müller means mind Molière nature never noble once orator Patrick Henry persons pleasant poet remark replied Schiller Scott Shakespeare society speak speaker speech spoke story stranger Sydney Smith talk talker teacher tell things thought tion told truth Twilight Club versation Walter Walter Bagehot witty woman women words write young